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Indeed
this is definally the best manga ever..
i really enjoyed reading Monster...and other detective manga
But i think Deathnote is something different
the outcome of the story..always surprise me
hehe
But i got one thing i mind

Remember Sai died in Hikaru no Go??
Samething might happen to Ryuuku(the death god>??)

chapter 32 is out~ the scans that i got shows a character in Bobobo~bo Bo~bobo with deathgod's appearane, it's hilarious!
i cant read japanese, but does anyone know if there are any connections between the author of deathnote and bobobo?

Has anyone read chapter0? which involved this kid that looks like L when he's grown up.

Well at one point Obata drew a chapter of Bobobo as a guest artist so that might be the reason why the cameo is there. BTW if anyone knows where to get that particular chapter of Bobobo share the wealth!

Wow, I love this manga, it may be my favourite manga at the moment... up there with Naruto at least. I love the game of cat and mouse L and Raito play, watching two geniuses trying to out do the other is really incredible. The yaoi undertones, LIKE IN CHAPTER 37, are just... getting sort of REALLY interesting.

I think the manga plot is seriously going weirder and weirder since Misa got introduced... and now that

Spoiler for from page 35 onward:

Light Yagami (I'm really a bit surprised 月 can be pronounced as Light...) has changed back to his innocent(?) self, the deathnote ability is just more and more convenient as the plot progresses... a bit too convenient I'd say...

but then it's still quite fun to read, just that it doesn't feel the same as before...

DN's plot is getting ridiculous and fanservice is starting to really bug me. I hope they won't ruin the cool concept. Light ( which is by the way a stupid name ) was an interesting character because of his wickedness. And now if wickedness is gone permanently...

Edit: Yep, I know, Light have most likely planned something to figure out his old self. Perhaps left some clues to buried DN. The question is what will he think about his old self.

Hey guys. I just started reading Death Note the other day and I must say, I have become completely addicted. Obata Takeshi doesnt fail to amaze me in this work. I made this thread to discuss the manga and here your opinions on it. I think that the plot in this is pure genius. Raito versus L. The battle wits to see who can outdue the other to succede in their plans. The morals and internal conflict that the characters experience is truly unique in the sense that its used. (Okay, not completely but you know where I'm comin' from)

Spoiler:

I just love the deep plot that keeps twisting and turning and how both L and Raito try to set each other up. Also the fact that they became friends on the outside, all the while deep down trying to manipulate the other to do what they want them to do.

Yeah,i totally agree with you.Takeshi Obata is easily one of the best Manga artists' ever to grace the scene.(*I mean it*)
Another one of my favourite factors about this manga is the fact that the 2 main protagonists are very unique,not your typical shonen-genre leads.The sense of realism gained from the authors unique portrail of his charcaters allows the story to be told from a unique perspective.
I personally like Raito alot,(*Or rather,how the author potrays Raito*)due to the fact that he is just a guy like us who happens to find a death note on the ground.The conflict which rose within himself after he killed his first two victims lead to a reasoning which helped Raito himself to believe that what he did was right which eventualluy led to a goal which resulted from that very reasoning in the first place(*Goal=Become the god of the new world he would create*),a conflict that we can all relate to.(*In the sense that we have experienced this sort of argument within ourselves in one form or another before*)
The best thing about [DeathNote],in my opinion,is that we can relate to the charcaters in one way or another.

Raito: When are you going to do it?
Remu: You need to tell me where he is first, then tell me how he looks like and I can kill him immediately, since God of Deaths can go through walls.

Raito: The sooner, the better...
Raito: Tomorrow...

Raito: ... but making the decision now will be a bit too hasty. I will be meeting L tomorrow anyway. Tonight, I will plot a plan on how to meet him, as well as the method of killing. I will reply you tomorrow.

Raito: Listen, Remu, no matter what happens, do not act unless I give you the command. Remember, no matter what happens!
Remu: Ahh... I can promise you on this... as long as it is related to L...

Raito: Didn't I tell you that L is suspecting me? The police now have the rights to listen to phone conversation of some people.
Misa: ... I guess so...

Misa: Ahh...

Misa: Then I'll give you one of my phones! To distinguish the people who called me, I actually used 3 phones!

Raito: This is a pretty good idea. I shouldn't have any problems if I'm using Misa's phone.
Misa: Great~ This way, even if we were seperated, we can still talk!

Misa: I will give you a love call everyday, and send you lots of messages!

Raito: No... I'll switch the phone off, take out the battery and hide it.
Misa: Ahh.. how can this be...

Misa: .............................
Misa: Then when will you call me?

Raito: Tomorrow could be L's death day... I will call you regardless of whether I kill him.
Misa: Ah, tomorrow? Although it won't be any sweet and mushy talk.. but we can do so after the whole incident is over!

Raito: Then Misa, you should go home now.
Misa: Ahh? What? It's only 7 o' clock! The time for couples has just begun!

Misa: Things like going out for dinner~ I'm looking more and more forward to the life in the future~

Raito: Misa.
Misa: Er?

Ryuuku: Wooooo!
(AAHHH!! MY MISA! NO!!)

Misa: Raito...

Raito: Please listen to me. Go back now.
Misa: Alright...

Raito: When talking to Remu on the streets, watch out for people, and keep your volume down. I do that too when I speak to Ryuuku.
Misa: Okay..

Ryuuku: I never thought you would give her a kiss suddenly... I was shocked!
Raito: Really? Haven't you seen me do it with the other two girls already? From now on, I will try to be as close to Misa as possible, and make her completely infatuated with me!
(The two girls are Zhi Bao and Hui Mei, but I can't translate it to romanji so I used "the two girls" gomen ^^")

Raito: Let's not talk about that. Whether to kill L or not...
Raito: I'm not completely certain that Ryuuzaki really is L.

Raito: He has yet to expose himself with the identity of L... If Ryuuzaki dies, The investigation department will list me as the prime suspect.

Ryuuku: Oh I see... I thought it was because of his annoucement of you being his friend that makes you reluctant.

Raito: A friend? I'm just going along the flow, because I said that if he wants to be my friend, I will definitely accept it.
Raito: On the surface, Ryuuzaki is Light Yagami's friend, L is the enemy of all killers.

Spoiler for Death Note, Chapter 32, Page 6 to 10:

Raito: That's right. L is the enemy. Since Ryuuzaki already clarified to me that he is L, I should kill him.
Raito: But the person behind the PC looks like L too...
Raito: No, the way I see it, Ryuuzaki is the one leading the investigation. With L dead, anything else that happens will be easier to manage... or am I too naive?

Raito: Ryuuzaki said "Maybe it's better if I had continued hiding", he is starting to worry for his own safety.
Raito: If he hides, and he catches Misa, then I'll be doomed for..

Raito: Since I can't kill Misa, rather than ignoring her, I may as well use her and Remu to kill L... Okay, I'll take a bet.
Raito: If I made L's death look like an accident, nobody will suspect me, nor will they find any evidence.
Raito: I'm already in contact with Misa. I have no time to deal with the investigation department.
Raito: I should consider what I should do after L is dead, and how to secure my relationship with Misa and use her eyes...

Raito: Tomorrow will be L... no, at least, Ryuuzaki's last day.
Ryuuku: Oh? It's been decided?

Narrator: The second day.
Ryuuzaki: Hair.
Aizawa/Matsuda: .....

Ryuuzaki: The remnants from the snack at the food house.
Ryuuzaki: (There is a possibility that Kira and the second Kira are already in contact.)
Ryuuzaki: (Even if there is a third or fourth Kira, my looks are only seen by people whom I'm in contact with - My agent, the Investigation Team, and...)

Ryuuzaki: (Raito Yagami.)
Ryuuzaki: (Should I restrict him from going in and out of the headquarters or should I hide myself?)
Ryuuzaki: (No.. I should consider the fact that Kira can kill by just looking at a person's face alone...)
Ryuuzaki: (Not because of the fear of death, but because I have unattended things to do...)

Ryuuzaki: Yagami-san.

Ryuuzaki: If I die these few days, then Kira must be the killer.
Yagami: Huh?!
Ryuuzaki: Hair again?
(I forgot Raito's dad's name -_-)

Yagami: Why this all of a sudden? Ryuuzaki?
Ryuuzaki: After I die, I will hand the matter to Yagami-san, together with the people I'm in contact with.

Ryuuzaki: After I die, the only person who the killer, Raito-kun, can be frank with is you, Yagami-san.

Yagami: ............
Yagami: Ryuuzaki...
Yagami: When my son was here, didn't you say that you basically do not habour any suspicion towards him?

Yagami: Tell me the truth! How much do you suspect my son?
Yagami: Say it loud and clear!

Ryuuzaki: ....
Ryuuzaki: I am...

Ryuuzaki: I am also not sure of what I'm thinking.
Ryuuzaki: I've never been in situations such as this.
Ryuuzaki: But if Kira and the second Kira had already met, then I am...

Ryuuzaki: ... in grave danger!
Ryuuzaki: so I might not be able to analyse my thoughts calmly anymore..

Ryuuzaki: According to the evidences, the possibility of him being Kira is only a mere percentage, it could be because of the fact that there are no other suspects that I am stubbornly locking him as the target..
Ryuuzaki: But even so...

Ryuuzaki: ... if I die now, please make the annoucement that Kira is the killer.
Ryuuzaki: I have already told this to my agent.
Yagami: .........

Ryuuzaki: (Even though I don't want to keep using the same old tactics... there's no choice. I'll just have to bet on it.)
Ryuuzaki: (I'm concerned about the data I received today. I've asked my agent to analyse it. Anything that Raito Yagami did, I...)

Student: That beauty... since when did she go out with Yagami?
Student 2: Seems like yesterday...

Student: Damn... so it's decided by your grades?
Student 2: Not really... I heard that it was she was the one who proposed instead.

Student: What?! I was wrong about her!
Student 2: If she's the beauty, then I think you are the death-courter...

puff... huff.... wheeze.. gee this is more tiring that I thought! *takes a rest* *looking for appreciaters*

Last edited by nephilim; 2004-09-07 at 23:20.
Reason: Adding the translation for Chapter 32